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Awful Calamity.?The sugar rc
fining interest will be in clanger of e>
tinguishment; for while refined suga
now commands at least 12 1-2 cents ;
pound, foreign refined sugar can be sol
under the new law, at from 8 1-2 to \
cents per pound. Holland allows i
bounty upon refined sugar, and the re
finers in that country will, of course, b
enabled to take us at advantage.
U. S. Gaxclte.
The clear admission is here madi
that the people of this country hav<
been paying nearly four cents a poun<
on refined sugar for the protection of j
very f..w manufacturers. We presurm
U'hi>n a nnnr man is pnahtarl liprp.nffp
to buy sugar four cents a pound cheapo
than he has heretofore purchased it, hi
will not be very ready to join the nev
whig panic. If the repeal of the law o
1842 produces no greater misfortune
than these, they can be readily borne
It is worthy of remark, that while th<
entire whig press of this country havi
been laboring to show that high dutie:
made prices lower, here is a clear ad mis
sion to the contrary.
It is also a remarable fact, and om
that we need go no further than ou
aoors 10 establish, that all those engage*
in the business of sugar refining uncle
former laws, have made enormous for
tunes, and we suspect the reduction ii
the duty in the new bill will be takei
from the over-swollen profits of the ma
nufacturers only. It is not remarkabli
that while these vast gains are beint
made by the manufacturer, the poo
workman's wages stand still, but the mo
ment there is a reduction in the duty o
the foreign article, or any danger of i
slight decrease in the profits, down g<
his wagers!?Pennsylvanian.
Effects of the new Tariff.?a
New York paper says:?The passagt
of the advalorem tariflTbill has createc
considerable artivitv nt f'nctnnr
House, and every man appears to be ir
great hurry to get their goods through
and into the market The cash entrie!
have been unusually large. We hav<
no doubt but that the month of Augus
will be a very busy month at the Cus
torn House, in the way of entries for im
portation ; and after that the principle
business will be entries for exportation
as an immense quantity of foreign iner
' chandize will be exported during th<
months of October and November, ' fo
the benefit of drawback and re-importa
tion, under the reduced ratevjf duty.
a r* ? *
a irienu m Washington hai
sent us a package of Pennsylva
nia papers, which had been for
warded to Mr. Vicc-Presideni
Dallas by the enraged monopolist;
of his State. We have alread;
published specimens of the coars<
abuse heaped by the Tariff pres
on the Vice-President and tha
will suffice. But one of these pa
pers has a manuscript note aroun<
Its margin, addressed to Mr. Dal
las, too characteristic to be passe<
by. It calls his attention to thi
scurillous editorial of the paper
in this wise.
"Traitor, read this, from om
who was weak enough to trus
you in 1844. May the curse o
your country attend you for barte
ring their interests for a Southeri
nomination.
You and the corrupt adminis
tration with which vou arn eonnpp.
~ ? ~ " w
ted, can retain office but one term
if you are not hurled out by th<
indignation of an outraged com
munily before one term expires.
Every Democrat I meet expres
ses the same sentiments, and
would recommend, at the expira
tion of your term, that you retin
to the {South, where your treasoi
will be rewarded. Here, the;
have burnt you ineffigy and mai
do worse.
Your puerile excuse for pcrfid;
won't take among the knowinj
ones. It is only adding insult t<
our understandings, to the irrepa
rable injury you have done.?On
to/io has voted the Democratic ticke
all his life.?Charleston Mercury.
Florida Pine Apples.?The edi
tor of the Charleston Evening
News has been presented witl
op^KuiiciiB ui mis irun raisea a
St. Lucia, East Florida. He says
u They have been produced witl
scarcely any trouble, and are th<
product of a second crop, and thi
only fruit of the kind which ha
been raised in the United State**
Our informant states that all th<
tropical fruits are easy of cultun
ir? the Eastern portion of Florida.
i- Correspondence of the Baltimore American
' Washington, August 5, 1846.
r There are rumors in the city
a that a messenger has arrived from
J !\<l ?;w. i-. r
iYx^jwico wiui terms 01 peace, or
^ proposals for peace, and it was
* upon this subject that Mr. McDuffle
s" yesterday moved an Executive
Session ; and the motion was renewed
upon the same subject at
B an early hour to-day by the Chair2
man of the committee on Foreign
j Relations.
i There are. from all accounts,
3 overtures of peace from Mexico,
r and the President., no doubt, has rer
ferreil them to the Senate. This re3
port, which was credited by few
\ last night., is believed most genes
rally now. 'I here is, therefore,
the prospect of a peace with Mexg
ico, at no distant day, provided the
g Government of the I nited States
s is not determined to carry on a
war of rnnnnpst wifV* lVI?v5rt/-w
?? iVkt i?AV?AIViV/?
This has been the determination,
3 but the war at this moment is
r proving so burdensome upon the
* treasury, that there is a disposir
tion to pause before making any
futher demonstration.
1 It is also said that mediation has
been offered by England for the
B settlement of our grievances with
r Mexico, and that the Message ber
fore the Senate has reference to
. this.
f The President sent to both
i Houses of Congress to-day official
3 notification of the ratification of
tbe Oregon treaty.
In connection with the state of
^ aOairs with Mexico, I may add
j that Mr. Slidell, the late Minister
, to Mexico, has returned to this
* city from Saratoga. It is rumored
also that he will be selected lor
s another mission to Mcxico, in
3 case terms of peacc are to be
t made there," and perhaps other
wise.
It is said, as I close, that the
3 President suggests the propriety
j of sending a Minister to Mexico
si /? 11
wicn iuii power to make peace, it
e he can secure California, even by
purchase. This is a grave question
and excites deep interest.
s Tiie Trial of Gen. Gaines.?A
correspondent at Old Point furnishps
thft Nnrfnllr RponAn wifVi
t the following abstract of the ses
cond day's proceedings of the
Court of Enquiry.
i As orders and letters were read,
s Gen. Gaines rose several times to
t explain to the Court the circumstances
connected with them.
I Early in May, Gen. Gaines received
information whir.h tn I
j the belief that the Mexican army I
B would cross the Uio Grande, (an
, event which actually took place
' shortly after) and that their object
3 was to cut Gen. Taylor from his
^ supplies, certainly a move show- I
f ing military skill. He knew that
Gc.n. Taylor would be cut to pieces
1 rather than call for volunteers.
He, Gen. G., was the commanding
General of the Western Division.
and felt it to be his sacred duty
! to make a requisition upon GoB
vernors of States nearest the theatre
of operations, for volunteers.
The fact that Gen. T. achieved,
with inferior numbers, a brilliant
i victory, did not hv nnu ...oo
I * J **",J ?? -?
hut the necessity under which Gen.
a G. was compelled to take the re"
sponsihility he assumed. And the
documents read to-day showed
that before the government had
received information of the battles
of the 8th and 9th of May, the
, Secretary of War had approved of
- wnat is now regarded as not justified
by the necessity of the case,
g that is some of the unauthorized
I requisitions for troops.
Capt. Montgomery, of U. States
Armyt one of the heroes of the Rio
. Grande, has arrived here from
Baltimore. Several officers from
rjp
* the army under Gen. Taylor are
expected to testily before the
r*
f VUUlli
? #???
h The Court Martial on Captain
e Thornton terminated on the 15th
e ult.. and the general impression is
s that he has been acquitted. The
I. proceedings, however, will not be
b made public until they have been
e approved and confirmed by the
" President at Washington.
Major Andrk's Papers.?The
Editor of the New York Sun says
that last week lie. was favored j,
with a sight of the papers iound [
in the boot of Major Andre when j
he was arrested near Tarrytown. g
They consist of a complete plan of
West Point, a list of men on duty
| in each place, and the orders of
the day in ease of an attack, sign- l
ed by the resj ective officers : there t
are also half a dozen nnd
, ? ?- I (.
orders given by Arnold, to Joshua k
Andiews and John Anderson, the ^
fictitious names assume . by Andre. t,
The Sun says that these papers 1
are about to be engraved, (we
trust in fac simile,) to enable eve- 1
ry man in the country to possess a j
copy o! this record of the vilest
crime committed during the revo- L
lutionary war, and the narrowest r
escape, made by our country, from ^
subjugation to the British yoke. j,
^Noutii Carolina Volunteers.? ]
The regiment of volunteers called
for by the President from the t
State of North Carolina has been *
completed by lot, and is now rca- 0
dy for anj' emergency that may f
arise. The names of 32 com pa- ]
nies were placed in the wheel, and
ten (the number required) were 1
drawn therefrom. /Since then, we *
learn, some six or eight additional
companies have been tendered, -
making in all about 40 companies
which have volunteered their
services in this ?State, where only '
ten where required.
Raleigh Register. c
c
The American squadron now in 8
the Gulf, and for the attack of San *
Juan de Ulloa consists of thirty
vessels, mounting 752 guns. The r
squadron on the west coast of *
JVIexieo. in t.hp. Par.ifirv Pnn?i?tc /% '
, ? w. ^
twelve vessels, mounting 308 {
guns. b
It is stated that the continued f
rains have produced the most disastrous
effects on the crops in
Louisiana. The cotton, corn and
sugar cane at Baton Rouge and
some of the neighboring parishes
are ruined, the season being so far
advanced that even the best
weather now would be of no avail
in retrieving them.
There is one incident connected
with the history of Monterey, in
Nuevo Leon, which is not generally
known. The streets of that city, '
were paved by American prisoners,
taken by the forces of Gen.
Arredondo, from Mina's unfortu- 8
nate expedition of 1810, and ce- s
mented with their blood. These *
...i.~ i i i-i MI i :? ?
HIV7II wxili uau. uuuiy perinea men*
lives to obtain the independence j
of Mexico, were taken prisoners f
and after being kept.at hard labor t
on the streets of Monterey for 1
months, were taken out and base- 1
ly shot, by order of the government, 0
We know but one survivor of the i
expediti >n, the senior proprietor v
of the Reveille. f
Matamoras Reveille. [
s
General Paredes has notified the t
I A. - - - .1 . ?
uuiiiiimnuaui, ai Monterey mat ne 1
would have to make the best de- 1
fence he could at that place, as he j
was unable to render him any d
assistance at present, owing to g
the difficulties in the southern 1
states ot the republic. j
Nearly $200,000 interests of the v
State debt of Pennsylvania were
paid out on the 1st inst., at the
Pennsylvania Bank in Philadel
phia.
I The value of salt manufactured
in the State of New York in a
single year, exceeds a million of
dollars, and it gives employment
to about two thousand persons.
-*Death of a Colored Clergyman.
L?Jacob Walker, a colored i lergv
man, who has for many years officiated
as pastor of one of the Afri- ^
can Churches in Augusta Ga., died j
on Friday last. The deceased e
sustained through life a high cha- ?
racter lor piety, and while he was ^
much esteemed among the whites a
I for his exemplary, character, he i
I maintained a deen hold unnn tV?r> n
? ?J?? "
affections of his race, who testified "
in a most laudable manner 'their *
love for him in consigning him to
the tomb.
iJDtittuarp
DIED, on Monday the 27th July
ast, at her residence near Waterloo,
jaurens District, Mrs. MARY FINjEY,
relict of Paul Finley, dec'., in the
9th year of her age.
Abbeville Sheriff Sales.
SF.PTliMBEK.
iy virtue of sundry Writs of Fieri Fuoins
o me directed, will be sold, at. Abbeville
,/ourt House, on the first Monday in
y-ptember next, the following properly .?
501) Acres of Land, more or less,
funded by Samuel Cowan, IS Wide.mn
nd others ; levied on as the properly of
Cdward Collier ads W W Belcher.
375 Acres of Lund, more or less,
iounded by L Widemnn and others ; loied
on ns the property of John Lyon ads
lobert Genning.s.
10U Acres of Land, more or less,
lounuou oy Jj YVideman aiuJ others ; levied
in U8 the property of Hoary Evans add
feroine Cox.
10(J Acres of Land, more or less,
lonnded by Jas McCrackan and other* ;
r.'vicd on as the property of Charles \V
?ooshee ads Jolin Sims for John Smith.
500 Acres of Land, more or less,
lounded by Dr Winson Davis and others;
evied on as the property of Joel Fooshee
ids Whitlock, Sullivan Wa'.lef, et ai.
80 Acres of Land, more or less, levied
>n as the property of W W Anderson ads
teulnu lvobertMm and others
G Negroes. Matilda and 5 children,
evied on as the property of Jas M VandU
;er ads D L Adauis and otln-rR.
Terms Cash. J. RAMEY?
An?jl2, 184G Sheriff.
Valuable Land lor Sale !
gHKjvKTSf. A suoscriocr otters lus tract
of Land for suit*, throe miles
west of Abbeville C. II., on the
np\ waters of Calhoun's Cree*. It
:ontains Four Hundred Acres, between
>ne hundred and fifty and two hundred
icres of which is woodland, well timbered;
he balance in a hijjh state of cultivation ;
l considerable portion fresh.
There is a .jood new dwelling, with nil
jecessarv out btiildinaa? n Oin Hnnan
, ? ?
5crew, Thresher, &c.
The above tract of land, if not disposed
if before Sale Day in October, will be of*
ered, at Abbeville C. II., to the highest
udder, as I am determined on selling beorc
1 leaye the District.
ROBERT RICHEY, Jr,
Aug 12 24 8t
The State of South Carolina.
fill
/ ? /;.? 7vr.. r TM , r > ???
< u uk. utjluaugers Of JZilCClLOIl jor UlC HilCCtioa
District oj Abbeville: Greeting :
*Vhereas, the seat in the Senate of the
aid State, for the Election District aforeaid,
has lately become vacant by the resignation
of the Honorable A. B. Arnold :
\.nd whereas, by the Constitution of the
Stale of South Carolina it is provided that
l writ of election shall be issued by the
'resident of the Senate for the purpose of
illing the vacancy thus occasioned, for
he remainder of the term for which the
nomber so resigning iiis scut was elected
o serve.
Now, therefore, you, and each of yon,
ire hereby required, alter due advertise*
nent, and with strict regard to all the provisions
of the constitution and laws of the
aid Stute, touching your duty in s'jch
.use, to hold an election for a member of
ho Senate for the Election District afore;aid,
to serve for the rnnainder of the
erm for which the paid A. B. Arnold was
reeled lo serve ; 111" polls to bo opened at
tie various places of election within the
aid D's rict on t!> ? SECOND MONDAY
in OCTOBER NEXT, and the
lay following', by the various ??;ts of mana.
rers for those places respectively; the
nanagers tor ull the pin ops of election
foresaid to meet at Abbeville Court
iouse on Wednesday following count the
rotes and declare the election.
ATiI nntsc t li? T-Tl.la ? ??
,? . - wo) iUK aauiiui<?uic x\utjtm l uiierson,
President of the Senate, at Barnwell,
this third day of August, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and forty-six and in the seventy-first
year of the Sovereignty and Independence
of the United States of America.
ANGUS PATTERSON,
President of the Senate.
August 12,1846 24 9t
SALE!
/Y'ill be sold, on FRIDAY, the 14th of
AUGUST NEXT,
AT GREENWOOD,
[*lic following' property, lately belonging
to Tlioa Ii. Whitlock, to wit:?
IOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Kitciin
Utensil?, three HORSES, small stock
f HOGS and CATTLE, one small
VAGGON, two or three fine CARtIAGES,
and four or five NEGROES,
mon?9t whom is a valuable Blacksmith,
BLACKSMITH'S TOOLS, and many
ther articles : all which property having
eon assigned to me in trust for the crediDrs^of
the said Thomas L. Whitlock.
Terms made known on day of sale.
H. WALLER WARDLAW.
July 22,1846 214t |
Country Bacon.
20,000 Lbs. Country BACON, prime article,
for sale by
SIBLEY & CRAPON.
Hamburg, Aujr 12 24 3t
I li'innn fr>i? SJuIn
I IV.VU VI KHill'i
I 3,000 Lbs. prime Country BACON just
| received and for snle by
T. P. MOSELY.
I Abbeville C. H. Aug 12 24tf
i WARE HOI'SK AM) COMMISSION BUSINESS,
I AND RECEIVING AND
FOR WAR DING AGENCY,
j 1IAMUUUG, S. C.
! o- ^ 'l'he undersigned has
j 7 ?''.<?> been for three bousoiih, en>
! ga?(,d >? the above business.
: lie will continue to occupy
. the same Ware House; which, for coni
venience and safety, is unequalled by any
1 other in Hamburg.
Cotton shipped to me by the River, will
not mcur any more expense for Drayage,
| &.c., than if consigned to any Ware House
011 the bank of tho River.
All consignments and orders thankfully
received and punctually attended to. Liberal
advances will be madcou vJotton, in
sioiiK, wiien leisured,
Aug 5 23 J. F. GRIFFIN.
; BIIJLE {SOCIETY.
! The Executive Committee of the Abbeville
and Edgoliold Union Bible Society,
composed of the following members, viz:
! Messrs. William Iloyall for Iloreb; A
\VJllli?r a till \V P H .11 '? AT* TV,t 1. . n
? .. . ** !* IVI 1UU 111UI lilll , Hi
Lake for Damascus ; T I'uync lor Fellowi
ship; J W Coleman for Sister Springs;
j Jas Richardson lor Siloam ; Jas Wright
; lor Walnut Grove ; A II McGee for Tur,
key Creek ; W I' Martin for Broadmouth;
I A Williams for Little River; W Smith lor
Beulah; Jos Sharp lor Bethlehem; W
Brooks lor Pcniel; Jas Wideman for
Buffalo; JM Cobb for Providence; and
j whom the church may appoint for Bethas
i ny?will meet at SI LOAM on FRIDAY
before the second Sabbath in SEPTEM:
BER NEXT, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
j Churches not represented in the Annual
I Meeting of the Society, are requested to
isend up lln-ir contributions to t.he meeting
! of the Committee, as the proceedings of
j the Anniversary will not be published till
after that time.
A full and punctual attendance is much
desired.
The Edgefield Advertiser will please
copy four tunes. VV. S. HARRIS,
August 5 23 4t Secretary.
Lands for Sale.
jjKfe The subscriber offers for sale the
PLANTATION on which lie lives,
three and a half miles above Hamburg, lying
on Savannah river, containing about
Five Hundred Ann's nf I.nn#l Hi.
promises ar? a two story comfortable
DWELLING HOUSE, in the Piney
Woods, o-:t houses, a Grist Mill, Cotton
Gin c.irrii'd by water, and a small Fishery
is attached to it.
^ ALSO,
i\ i a I IUIN in liarbor county,
Alabama, eight miles from the market town
Eutaula, containing Nine Hundred and
Sixty Acres of Land, one third cleared and
and under good fence. It lias a two story
DWELLING HOUSE, out houacs and
quarters for GO negroes.
Any reasonable terms, to suit the purntinflnr
will Wo "
.~ww,f ...|< ^v. <-ivuii yj 11 uiuit'i
July 29 22 8t GEO. PARROTT.
For Sale.
The subscriber, desirou-? of removin-r, offers
for sale a small FARM, about one
mile above Loundesv.il-'. 'The location ia
a healthy one, and within 5 miles of Savannah
river. AliV Person wisliinor In
ye*
purchase, can see t!i<; land and buildings
by calling on me at rnv residence, or obtain
particulars ! v addr.'psinjr me at
Loundrsville. JAS. 1>.\N NELLY.
July 8 19 tf
N O T I 0 13.
WHITLOCK, SU! J J VAN & WALLER,
hnvinjf plactv ??1 lluir NOTES
and ACCOUNTS in .? ir hands for colleclion,
with special ins ructions, those indebted
by Nolo or Book Account, would
do well to call and mak-j payment as soou
as convenient. Payment is not to bo
made lo either of the partners, but alone to
us. PERRIN & McGOWEN.
July 2?, 1816 21 tf
Valuable Land for Sale!
A BARGAIN TO BE HAD!!!
STlie subscriber offers his tract of
Land for sain, four rftiles south west
bbeyille C. H. on the Snake Road.
It contains about 550 ocrcs, between 2
and 30ft ncrpn nf if. wood land, wnll tim?
bered, the balance in cultivation, about 60
acrcs fresh. There is a good dwelling
with all out buildings necessary, a good
screw, gin house &c ; and within 100 yds
of a regularly attended Church. The purchaser
can haye his own time to part of
the money by giving good security.
May/27 13 tiO F S LUCIUS
JOHN G7I3ASKIN,
Attorney fit Law, having taken an office
in the rear of tho Court House and
near to the Printing Office,will prompt.
jy ouenu to an ousiness entrusted to
his care. Jan 14 46
W. C. & J. B. MORAGNE,
Attorneys at Law?Have formed a Part'
nership for the practicc of LAW, in
Abbeville District. 8tf
A large assortment of LAW
BLANKS juBtprinted. at this office.